GQ: The top secret slideshow of war images with inspiration Bible quotes Rummy prepared for Bush

[flpoljunkie]

ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS

THESE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN DOCUMENTS FROM THE RUMSFELED PENTAGON MIXED RELIGION AND WAR

In the days surrounding the U.S. invasion of Iraq, cover sheets--like the ones in this exclusive GQ.com slideshow--began adorning top-secret intelligence briefings produced by Ronald Rumsfeld's Pentagon. The sheets juxtaposed war images with inspirational Bible quotes and were delivered by Rumsfeld himself to the White House, where they were read by the man whom, just after September 11, referred to America's war on terror as a "crusade."

Click for slideshow: http://men.style.com/gq/features/topsecret

The GQ article on Rummy in which this slideshow is featured:

AND HE SHALL BE JUDGED

Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld has always answered his detractors by claiming that history will one day judge him kindly. But as he waits for that day, a new group of critics—his administration peers—are suddenly speaking out for the first time. What they’re saying? It isn’t pretty

By Robert Draper

ON THE MORNING OF Thursday, April 10, 2003, Donald Rumsfeld’s Pentagon prepared a top-secret briefing for George W. Bush. This document, known as the Worldwide Intelligence Update, was a daily digest of critical military intelligence so classified that it circulated among only a handful of Pentagon leaders and the president; Rumsfeld himself often delivered it, by hand, to the White House. The briefing’s cover sheet generally featured triumphant, color images from the previous days’ war efforts: On this particular morning, it showed the statue of Saddam Hussein being pulled down in Firdos Square, a grateful Iraqi child kissing an American soldier, and jubilant crowds thronging the streets of newly liberated Baghdad. And above these images, and just below the headline SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, was a quote that may have raised some eyebrows. It came from the Bible, from the book of Psalms: “Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him…To deliver their soul from death.”

This mixing of Crusades-like messaging with war imagery, which until now has not been revealed, had become routine. On March 31, a U.S. tank roared through the desert beneath a quote from Ephesians: “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” On April 7, Saddam Hussein struck a dictatorial pose, under this passage from the First Epistle of Peter: “It is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.” (To see these and more Bush-administration intelligence cover sheets, visit GQ.com’s exclusive slideshow).

These cover sheets were the brainchild of Major General Glen Shaffer, a director for intelligence serving both the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretary of defense. In the days before the Iraq war, Shaffer’s staff had created humorous covers in an attempt to alleviate the stress of preparing for battle. Then, as the body counting began, Shaffer, a Christian, deemed the biblical passages more suitable. Several others in the Pentagon disagreed. At least one Muslim analyst in the building had been greatly offended; others privately worried that if these covers were leaked during a war conducted in an Islamic nation, the fallout—as one Pentagon staffer would later say—“would be as bad as Abu Ghraib.”

But the Pentagon’s top officials were apparently unconcerned about the effect such a disclosure might have on the conduct of the war or on Bush’s public standing. When colleagues complained to Shaffer that including a religious message with an intelligence briefing seemed inappropriate, Shaffer politely informed them that the practice would continue, because “my seniors”—JCS chairman Richard Myers, Rumsfeld, and the commander in chief himself—appreciated the cover pages.

more...

http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_9217

Click for slideshow: http://men.style.com/gq/features/topsecret

[Stump]

1. Wow...

Looks like something Hammas would produce...only Christian. K&R

[MADem]

2. That's some pretty obscene imagery. I'm reccing this, because more people need to see this.

What an astounding thing. In the big picture, it's not all that astounding, but still--who would think that Rummy would be quite such a pandering, sick, turdlet? Mendacious, sure, but that level of pandering surprises me.

Couldn't even cokeboy sense the sycophancy in those sick word and image creations?

[flpoljunkie]

3. Evidently not, as he referred to the invasion of Iraq as a 'crusade.' We all remember the fallout.

[MADem]

6. The one with the pic of Saddam on it is a real killa!

Why not just scrawl "George, we want ya ta kill this baasstid" on it, for all the subtlety the stupid chapter/verse offers?

[targetpractice]

4. PowerPoint dumbs down any subject...

However, these cover slides are obscene. I wonder who actually made these? Rumsfeld himself? An assistant?

I look forward to reading the article.

It's so obvious that these were meant to manipulate GWB himself. I wonder if he ever realized it?

[flpoljunkie]

5. The article is also online. There is now a link and a few paragraphs in the OP.

[MADem]

7. It HAD to be an assistant....probably one of his chiefs of staff. An 06 at least.

Rummy couldn't turn on the computer to save his life--that's what "servants"...er, subordinates were for. He used to do all his work standing up at a slanted drafting table--no computer for him! The servants, er, subordinates printed everything out for him.

[flpoljunkie]

8. "These coversheets were brainchild of Major General Glen Shaffer, a director for intelligence..."

These cover sheets were the brainchild of Major General Glen Shaffer, a director for intelligence serving both the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretary of defense. In the days before the Iraq war, Shaffer’s staff had created humorous covers in an attempt to alleviate the stress of preparing for battle. Then, as the body counting began, Shaffer, a Christian, deemed the biblical passages more suitable. Several others in the Pentagon disagreed. At least one Muslim analyst in the building had been greatly offended; others privately worried that if these covers were leaked during a war conducted in an Islamic nation, the fallout—as one Pentagon staffer would later say—“would be as bad as Abu Ghraib.”

But the Pentagon’s top officials were apparently unconcerned about the effect such a disclosure might have on the conduct of the war or on Bush’s public standing. When colleagues complained to Shaffer that including a religious message with an intelligence briefing seemed inappropriate, Shaffer politely informed them that the practice would continue, because “my seniors”—JCS chairman Richard Myers, Rumsfeld, and the commander in chief himself—appreciated the cover pages.

http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_9217

[MADem]

9. Talk about grade inflation! And oh, the IRONY of a Jesus freak in "Intel."

Just when you thought you couldn't be more surprised...along comes another tidbit!

When colleagues complained to Shaffer that including a religious message with an intelligence briefing seemed inappropriate, ...

Gee--ya think???

If you don't laugh, you cry! I just cannot imagine a military operating in such a crazed environment.

[bananas]

21. I want to see the "humorous" ones.

"In the days before the Iraq war, Shaffer’s staff had created humorous covers in an attempt to alleviate the stress of preparing for battle. Then, as the body counting began, Shaffer, a Christian, deemed the biblical passages more suitable."

Probably Beavis and Butthead cartoons.

[peacebird]

10. "These cover sheets were the brainchild of Major General Glen Shaffer"

Where is Major General Shaffer now? And what is he doing?

[Hepburn]

11. My guess?

In the priesthood, somewhere, molesting children...or some occupation of that same ilk.

JMHO

[maddezmom]

13. here is some info: San Antonio tech firm dNovus acquired for $38 million

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Joining Kforce Government Solutions (KGS) division through dNovus are former company president Glen Shaffer, a retired U.S. Air Force major general and the one-time intelligence director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Shaffer will become an executive vice president with KGS, said division President Larry Grant, in a prepared statement.

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[peacetalksforall]

35. Wanno know the first thing that pops up for possibilities - these are laundering

companies for the money stolen from the citizens - the missing DOD money, the money to write checks to the coalition partners, the rip off funds to feed the favorite corporations, pay off think tank strategizers. The brass themselves.

[SpiralHawk]

42. Jesus needs to kick their corrupt Republicon butts outa the temple

What a mockery these republicon evangelical ass clowns make out of christianity...

[Joanne98]

12. The American Taliban needs to be driven out of the military!!!!!

[Supersedeas]

18. structurally cooping the Christian message for military purposes

[randr]

14. This mixing of war imagery and religious text is disturbing

The worst form of pornography I have ever seen.

[progdog]

17. I agree.

It's twisted.

[chill_wind]

15. Outrageous and insane. The American Taliban is an apt comparison.

eom

[Hissyspit]

16. Sunday morning kick nt

[Wednesdays]

19. K&R

:kick:

[Duncan Grant]

20. One might as well eviscerate a chicken and read its entrails.

Simply put: this is a terrifying story.

[Papa Boule]

22. War packaged like Sunday School lessons n/t

[Uzybone]

23. Rank stupidity, borderline insanity

how the top tiers of the US govt did this is beyond belief. I understand torture more than I understand this type of foolishness and religious insanity.

[Divine Discontent]

24. as a Christian - they forgot the "soldier" part was about being a reflection of Christ to win hearts

not to shove a semi-automatic into the face of the infidels and pull the trigger in self-righteous glory!


these things are extremely disgusting to see... not shocking though.
it's like listening to that fundy senator say that Jesus wouldn't have tortured, but it doesn't mean His followers aren't supposed to!!!!

[tanyev]

25. I give it three days before it comes around again as an "inspirational" fundie email.

[Bluenorthwest]

26. What has Joshua Dubois had to say about this?

He's Obama's cheif of faith based stuff. Wonder how he feels about faith debased stuff. But of course, the religion only comes up in politics when they want to deny someone some rights. Talk about war and blasphemy and their faith is oddly silent and unavailable for comment. Mention torture and they press finger to lip, shush, they say, for the murders were legal and done in good faith. Good faith, they say about torture. About muder.

[nichomachus]

27. This news will put more service men and women in danger than the torture photos

The Islamic extremists understand torture. They use it. They know we use it. They're pissed that we do, but they see it as part of the game.

However, the idea of us waging a Crusade against them is what really sets their shorts on fire. They will kill you for trying to convert a Muslim.

This will paint a huge, glowing cross on the back of every service man and woman in the Middle East.

I wonder why we didn't ban these pictures?

[NoSheep]

28. holy shit.

[Number23]

29. This is the most rec-worthy thing I've seen on DU in weeks

Folks, THIS is what deception and evil look like. Using religion to pursue war and slaughter is something Americans used to tell ourselves that only our enemies did.

[Bravo Zulu]

30. rumdum!

[meuniermr]

31. This is just too much

I bet Cheney cranked up the old Oujia board and got some advice from Goebbels on this one..

[rhiannon55]

32. No wonder the little moron talked about the war the way he did

They fed him a daily diet of this shit. OMFG. And he of course, ate it up.

[Control-Z]

33. Holy shit!! n/t

[democrank]

34. And Jesus said.......

"Go kill for me and if you get the chance....torture like there`s no tomorrow."

[Grinchie]

36. A Veritable Smorgasboard of Shit Sandwiches

Can I vomit now?

[paparush]

37. K&R!

[pam4water]

38. Is that for real?

[flpoljunkie]

41. Indeed, it is.

[HamdenRice]

39. The real scandal? Rumsfeld obviously was using PsyOps on Bush

I hope everyone who scrolls through this slide show can see how Rumsfeld and Cheney weren't just "manipulating" Bush. He was a target of a sophisticated psyop.

I'm certainly not relieving Bush of blame, but just pointing out how dangerous a stupid, evil, manipulatable president is.

If Rumsfeld used psyops against the press and public (as has been reported), isn't it obvious that the design of this stuff was also done by psyops, and based on Bush's psychological deficits?

[SpiralHawk]

40. The republicon oil profits Crusade

was and is an abomination

[flpoljunkie]

43. Has this been mentioned on MSNBC today? CNN's Kyra Phillips gave it a cursory mention at 1PM.

[nomaco-10]

44. A whole bunch of times. n/t

[flpoljunkie]

45. MSNBC's Nora O'Donnell will cover Rummy's 'Crusade' memos after the break.

'Crusade,' my word.

[yy4me]

46. More revelations that **** was nothing but a tool of the rest of

his cronies. Too dumb and gullible to see what they were doing. No idea that he was being used, he believed his own BS and that of his staff.

[ecstatic]

47. After seeing this, I can't help but be mad at those

who are making it easier for criminals like Bush &Co. to take over the country again.